The Revolutionary Era in One Piece

Zaun, in terms of scale alone, is one of the largest cities on the entire Roland Island.

Port Roland, the only deep-water port on the entire Roland Island and also the largest city, was originally built as a transit station on the ocean trade route. In its later development, it gradually became a window for foreign exchanges and trade for the entire Roland Island.

The entire Roland Island is home to millions of people, and more than 80% of foreign trade is completed in Roland Port.

As wars broke out frequently among the kingdoms on Roland Island, the demand for materials on the entire island increased sharply, and the size of the city of Roland Port continued to expand.

Unfortunately, the city's development speed could not keep up with the expansion of the war. Thus, Zaun was born as a satellite city of Roland Port.

Zaun and Port Roland are two different worlds. Due to the war, countless refugees poured into Zaun. Many gray industries also flourished in Zaun, including human trafficking, arms, mercenaries, pirates, mafia gangs, etc.

Although Zaun Satellite City obtained a lot of excess resources from Port Roland, it also took on many unspeakable sins.

Normally, although Zaun had many crimes, it at least provided shelter for countless people. But as the war progressed, Zaun was inevitably involved.

Zaun was originally under the control of the Kingdom of Deya, but as the scale of the war expanded, the Kingdom of Deya gradually became unable to withstand the attacks of the Kingdom of North.

The most beneficial target of the war between the two countries is Port Roland. After the army of the Kingdom of North broke through the front line of the Kingdom of Deya, it headed straight for Zaun, the most prosperous city outside Port Roland.

The Norse army broke through the front line and attacked Zaun. There were a total of 20,000 troops, and the main force of the entire Norse Kingdom was here.

The soldiers were holding various weapons. The soldiers holding swords, spears and other cold weapons were all wearing black armor, and many soldiers holding muskets were not wearing armor. The soldiers formed a square formation and approached Zuan City.

At this time, not far from the battlefield, several people in green cloaks were observing the march of the Kingdom of Norse. Looking at the words on their cloaks, they turned out to be scouts sent by the Eight Treasures Navy.

"Look at this march and formation, the momentum is really great!" said one of them.

"Brother, there is no need to boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige. There is no point in marching beautifully. After all, this world still depends on the strength of the strong. No matter how well the team marches, it is nothing but a clay chicken and a clay dog ​​under our Eight Chong Fists." Another Eight Treasures navy soldier came back.

"Hey, look at that flag, isn't it the general of the Kingdom of North?" another person said.

I saw a black flag with a double-edged battle axe embroidered on it. The army moved along the flag and finally stopped on a hillside outside the city of Zaun. The soldiers in black clothes and black armor formed a tight square formation around the hillside.

And between the square formations on the hillside, under the fluttering black flags, there were rows of shiny cannons. At a glance, there were no less than a hundred of them, and their power was terrifying.

At this time in Zaun City, where the Deya Army was stationed, seeing the Norse army approaching the city, the government institutions of Zaun City had been completely destroyed.

"General, the enemy is about to attack us. As long as you can hold off the enemy, this city is yours to use as you wish.

The military situation is urgent right now, so I will uh, um, go back to the capital to report the situation." The noble in charge of governing Zaun said hurriedly.

"Oh, of course you can. But you have to leave the guards who originally guarded Zaun behind," the general said calmly.

"Ah, but." The noble hesitated as he remembered that he still had a caravan of treasures that needed guards to protect it back to the capital.

"No buts. You just need to leave immediately with two personal guards. You are traveling with a convoy, and even with the protection of the guards, it will definitely be intercepted by the Kingdom of North." The general replied decisively.

Hearing this, the noble gritted his teeth and seemed to have made up his mind. "Okay, I'll only take a little. The other guards are handed over to the general. I hope the general can hold this place. When the time comes, I will give you three, um, twenty percent of these treasures."

After the noble left, the general said to his adjutant, "Take your men and take out all the treasures. You can use them to reward the soldiers or recruit young and strong men from the city."

When the adjutant was about to pass on the order, he immediately added, "Also, tell General Zhao not to guard the positions outside the city anymore. Just retreat to the outer city and reduce the number of troops. The people there should have evacuated."

The adjutant immediately repeated what he had said, and then immediately passed the order to the messenger, "Commander Galen's order..."

The current highest military commander of Zaun City is General Garen.

Different from the Kingdom of North, which advocates militarism and respects personal ability, the Kingdom of Deya is a traditional aristocratic kingdom in the world of pirates. Usually, the commander-in-chief of the army of the Kingdom of Deya is a great noble, but Garen is a minor noble.

In the war, the Kingdom of Deya often suffered losses when facing the Kingdom of North, but later it was discovered that it was due to the difference in the talent selection system. After the militarization reform, the Kingdom of North, which focused on personal ability, was better than the Kingdom of Deya in commanding talents.

The main generals of the Deya Kingdom's army were usually great nobles in the country, and they were often defeated by the military commanders who rose from the grassroots level of the Norse Kingdom.

For example, the current commander-in-chief of the Norse Kingdom’s army, Darius, who is known as the Hand of Norse, relied on his own strength to become the commander-in-chief of the Norse Kingdom’s army step by step.

Galen was originally a poor little nobleman. He was separated from his sister because of the war when he was young. In order to find his sister, Galen took the initiative to join the army.

Relying on his own talents, Galen soon became a captain and a military commander commanding hundreds of people. This was the limit of the position that only nobles could achieve.

But later, facing the large-scale attack of the Kingdom of Norse, Galen seized the opportunity. When the battle line was defeated, only Galen's troops rose up and fought back tenaciously, repeatedly curbing the enemy's attack.

Therefore, when all the front lines were defeated, the great nobles in the Kingdom of Deya had no choice but to accept Garen, and he later became the commander-in-chief of the army.

Although he became the army commander, Galen was unable to reverse the current strategic disadvantage. The Kingdom of Norse had invested all its main forces from the beginning, but the noble commander of the Kingdom of Deya was not prepared for a decisive battle.

In this way, the Kingdom of Deya suffered repeated defeats and its main force suffered heavy casualties. It was under such circumstances that Garen was given the task of commanding the army.

Given the size of the Kingdom of Enos, an army of more than 20,000 armed men is already the limit of the country's strength. If this army encounters a defeat, it can be said that there is a risk of national destruction.

But fortunately, the Kingdom of Noth won battle after battle and was able to defeat the stronger Kingdom of Deya.

Up to now, in order to block the main attack of the Kingdom of Noth, Garen took the initiative to shrink the defense line and arrived at Zaun City.

Fifteen thousand soldiers also gathered in the city, but because the main force suffered heavy casualties, there were only 5,000 real veterans, and the remaining 10,000 were hastily recruited recruits who had been trained for less than a month.

In addition, the nobles of the Kingdom of Deya also hired 3,000 pirates and other mercenaries to defend Zaun, but these troops did not accept Garen's command.

After the soldiers outside the city withdrew to Zaun, Garen murmured, "The war has begun."